Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner was interviewed for nearly four hours at his Castle Rock Productions offices in Beverly Hills, CA.  Reiner talked about growing up surrounded by the group of comedy legends that included his father Carl, Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks.  He talked about his first forays into performing and listed some of his early television appearances.  He described his work as a television writer, particularly his staff job on the last season of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, for which he was partnered with Steve Martin.  Reiner spoke in great detail about his next significant career achievement as a regular on the groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family .  He discussed working with the series ensemble, described his character “Mike ‘Meathead’ Stivic,” and talked about the collaborative atmosphere on the set.  Reiner then detailed his work as a director of feature films including such now-classic movies as This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally …and Misery.   Reiner also talked about his role in the creation of Castle Rock Productions and his current work on children’s development awareness, through “Parents Action for Children.”  The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on November 29, 2004.